Pont-Hébert
Commune in Normandy, France
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Pont-Hébert (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ ebɛʁ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Le Hommet-d'Arthenay was merged into Pont-Hébert.[3]
Pont-Hébert | |
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Pont-Hébert viewed from the bridge over the Vire | |
 Location of Pont-Hébert | |
  Pont-Hébert Location within France  Pont-Hébert Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′04″N 1°07′55″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Pont-Hébert |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Richomme[1] |
Area 1 | 29.84 km2 (11.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,897 |
| • Density | 63.57/km2 (164.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50409 /50880 |
| Elevation | 5–83 m (16–272 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Pont-Hébert has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pont-Hébert is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 972.3 mm (38.28 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.9 °C (64.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.7 °C (42.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pont-Hébert was 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 2 January 1997.
| Climate data for Pont-Hébert (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1996−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.9 (3.66) |
74.3 (2.93) |
74.7 (2.94) |
68.8 (2.71) |
79.9 (3.15) |
54.0 (2.13) |
63.7 (2.51) |
73.6 (2.90) |
71.6 (2.82) |
102.9 (4.05) |
105.9 (4.17) |
110.0 (4.33) |
972.3 (38.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.4 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 147.9 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
